WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/PER/13 
14 mars 2006 
 (06-1145) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   PERU
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible:   Ministerio de la Producción – PRODUCE  (Ministry of Production – 
PRODUCE) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above: 
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo – MINCETUR 
(Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism – MINCETUR) 
Calle Uno Oeste No. 50 Urb. Corpac 
Lima 27 
Peru Tel:  +(511) 513 61 00 Extension 8022 Fax:  +(511) 513 61 00 Extension 8002 E-mail:  otc@mincetur.gob.pe 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.  
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Tariff heading 2208: 
Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic stre ngth by volume of less than 80% vol;  spirits, 
liqueurs and other spirituous beverages.  (Na tional Tariff: 2208.40.00.00:  Rum and tafia) 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:  Proyecto de  
Reglamento Técnico sobre la Be bida Alcohólica denominada Ron.  Draft Technical 
Regulation on the Alcoholic Beverage known as Rum (8 pages, in Spanish).  
6. Description of content:   This Draft Technical Regulation establishes the technical and 
labelling for the alcoholic drink known as rum, produced, imported or marketed in the country.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
 
 Prevention of practices that could endanger human life and safety.  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
1. Publication where notice appears:  not indicated. 
2.  Proposal and basic document:  not indicated. 3.  Publication in which proposal will appear when adopted:  Official Journal "El Peruano". 
4.  Relevant international/national standards: 
- NTP 210.003:2003 BEBIDAS ALCOHOLICAS .  Determinación del grado 
alcohólico volumétrico.  Método por picnometría.  
(- National Technical Standard NTP 210.003:2003 ALCOHOLIC DRINKS. 
Determination of alcoholic strength by volume.  Pycnometry method.)  
- NTP 210.021:2003 BEBIDAS ALCOHOLICAS.  Método de ensayo.  Determinación 
de alcoholes superiores. 
(- National Technical Standard NTP 210. 021 ALCOHOLIC DRINKS.  Test method. 
Determination of superior alcohols.) 
- NTP 210.022:2003 BEBIDAS ALCOHOLICAS.  Método de ensayo.  Determinación 
del metanol . 
(- National Technical Standard NTP 210.022:2003 ALCOHOLIC DRINKS.  Test 
method.  Determination of methanol.) 
- NTP 210.025:2003 BEBIDAS ALCOHOLICAS.  Método de ensayo.  Determinación 
de furfural. 
(- National Technical Standard NTP 210.025:2003 ALCOHOLIC DRINKS.  Test 
method.  Determination of furfural.) 
- NTP 211.003:2003 BEBIDAS ALCOHOLICAS.  Mé todo de ensayo.  Determinar los 
esteres en las bebidas alcohólicas destiladas y licores. 
(- National Technical Standard NTP 211.003:2003 ALCOHOLIC DRINKS.  Test 
method.  Determine the esters in di stilled alcoholic drinks and liquors.) 
- NTP 211.004:2004 BEBIDAS ALCOHOLICAS.  Método de ensayo.  Determinación 
del grado alcohólico volumétrico. 
(- National Technical Standard NTP 211.004:2004 ALCOHOLIC DRINKS.  Test 
method.  Determination of alcoholic strength by volume.)  
- NTP 211.035:2003 BEBIDAS ALCOHOLICAS.  Método de ensayo.  Determinación 
de metanol y de congéneres en bebidas alcohólicas y en  alcohol etílico empleado en 
su elaboración, mediante cromatografía de gases. 
(- National Technical Standard NTP 211.035:2003 ALCOHOLIC DRINKS.  Test 
method.  Determination of methanol and c ongeners in alcoholic drinks and in ethyl 
alcohol used in their production, by gas chromatography.) 
- NTP 211.038:2003 BEBIDAS ALCOHOLICAS.  Método de ensayo.  Determinación 
de aldehídos. 
(- National Technical Standard NTP 211.038:2003 ALCOHOLIC DRINKS.  Test 
method.  Determination of aldehydes.) 
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  8. Relevant documents:  (cont'd)  
- NTP 211.040:2003 BEBIDAS ALCOHOLICAS.  Método de ensayo.  Determinación 
de acidez. 
(- National Technical Standard NTP 211.040:2003 ALCOHOLIC DRINKS.  Test 
method.  Determination of acidity.) 
- NTP 211.041:2003 BEBIDAS ALCOHOLICAS.  Método de ensayo.  Determinación 
de extracto seco total. 
(- National Technical Standard NTP 211.041:2003 ALCOHOLIC DRINKS.  
Determination of the total dry extract) 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined 
6 months after the official publication  
10. Final date for comments:   7 June 2006 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: 
http://servicios.comunidadandina.org/SIRT/RT/PEOTCP06002.pdf 
National notification authority 
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo – MINCETUR 
(Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism – MINCETUR) 
Calle Uno Oeste No. 50 Urb. Corpac Lima 27 Peru 
Tel:  +(511) 513 61 00 Extension 8022 
Fax:  +(511) 513 61 00 Extension 8002 E-mail:  otc@mincetur.gob.pe